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Image of Girl posing on stage after First Communion, Seattle, circa 1953
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Girl posing on stage after First Communion, Seattle, circa 1953

An unidentified young girl stands on a stage with her hands folded as in prayer, probably at the time of her First Communion ceremony at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
ID Number:2014.49.014.033.0075
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Wedding party in church, Seattle, 1959
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Wedding party in church, Seattle, 1959

Eleven unidentified people in a wedding party pose for a group portrait at Seattle's Mount Zion Baptist Church at 19th Avenue and E. Madison Street.
ID Number:2014.49.014.034.0076
Date:1959
Image of Rev. McKinney speaking with newlyweds at wedding reception, Seattle, 1959
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Rev. McKinney speaking with newlyweds at wedding reception, Seattle, 1959

Reverend Samuel McKinney stands to the immediate left of the unidentified bride and groom at their wedding reception at Mount Zion Baptist Church at 19th Avenue and E. Madison Street.
ID Number:2014.49.014.035.0152
Date:1959
Image of Butch Smith and his classmates at their high School graduation, Seattle, circa 1953
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Butch Smith and his classmates at their high School graduation, Seattle, circa 1953

Al "Butch" Smith, Jr., the photographer's son and seventh individual from the left, stands during his graduation ceremony at O'Dea High School, also his father's alma mater.
ID Number:2014.49.014.042.0096
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Guests around table at wedding reception, Seattle, circa 1953
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Guests around table at wedding reception, Seattle, circa 1953

A bride, the former Miss Kimura, visible at the upper right, sits with unidentified guests at her wedding reception in a Seattle restaurant.
ID Number:2014.49.014.047.0110
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Guests posing at wedding reception, Seattle, circa 1953
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Guests posing at wedding reception, Seattle, circa 1953

This photo shows unidentified guests around a table at a Seattle restaurant for the wedding reception of the former Miss Kimura and her groom.
ID Number:2014.49.014.048.0116
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Woman in wedding dress outside a house, Seattle, circa 1955
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Woman in wedding dress outside a house, Seattle, circa 1955

While photographer Al Smith may be better known for his Seattle jazz club images, he also took many photos of family and friends in their everyday lives. Here, a smiling bride holds a wedding bouquet as she poses for her portrait outside a house.
ID Number:2014.49.15.012.04
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Newlywed couple at the Black & Tan nightclub, 1945
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Newlywed couple at the Black & Tan nightclub, 1945

Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.Here, Al Smith photographs a newlywed couple sitting at a…
ID Number:2014.49.16.021.03
Date:1945
Image of Johnny Moten and his bride cutting their wedding cake, Seattle, circa 1949
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Johnny Moten and his bride cutting their wedding cake, Seattle, circa 1949

Newlyweds Johnny Moten and his unidentified bride are just about to cut their wedding cake. Johnny wears a white double-breasted dinner jacket, and his wife wears a white satin dress and long gloves.
ID Number:2014.49.018.001.0002
Date:Circa 1949
Image of Masonic funeral, Seattle, circa 1950
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Masonic funeral, Seattle, circa 1950

A Masonic funeral was held at Seattle's First African Methodist Church at 1544 14th Avenue. Here, at the gravesite, an unidentified woman in a fur coat adds flowers to the coffin while another woman speaks to one of the bereaved (center left).
ID Number:2014.49.018.046.0101
Date:Circa 1950
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